The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-09
THE GALLAGHERS.

EVELYN KInBALL JOHNSON.
THE GALLAGHERS.
Mrs. Dennis Gallagher, the second
g is silent since they entered society
occupies an elegant, if not entirely COM
Portable residence on the East side. The
house has bay windows everywhere.
a cupola and tower. 1t has grown rs
the district has grown. from what was
called "Shantytown" into . tract Of
apartment houses. 1t has
grown as Gallaher has grown, from .
Castle Garden frescoer in whitewash to
q politician whose page has gathered
golden sands by the banks Of the am
Der river Of rum. 1t has grown - Mrs.
Gallaher has grown, from > thin wo-
man in nine-dollar Paisley shawl of .
Sunday, to stout woman in ..sale-
hide" sacque and SOLITARY shtones" in
her ears. Gallaher. In fact, is now .
drum major, socially speaking. while
Mrs. Gallaher is full brass band.
The only thorn in Mrs. Gallaher's
ample side has been the q. Washington
Millards. The Washington Millards
live opposite. They are not people Of
color, because black Is not color. and
they are black. When Gallager
like young. Michael Angelo, was mix-
ing pigments for the wall he was des-
tined later to own in fee simple G. w.
Willard was sleeping car porter on the
Central. Their fortunes grew together
and they became rivals socially.
Bhey Were neck and neck in the mat
ter Of bay windows, and when Willard
mounted cupola Gallaher angrily saw
him and went one better with the tow.
er. This won the game, a. the cupo
Ia had been set in the centre Of the
Willard roof and there was no room
for tower unless built on . platform
with supports.
The rivalry in display has been in
tensely bitter between the wives Con.
sequently when Gallaher came home
last Tuesday night and saw tho frown
on the face of his better half he knew
something had happened. The dinner
passed of In silence. When Gallaher
had taken . post-prandial plunge in
the s.iisht bowl and was wiping hia
mouth on napkin, which has deaf
ening monogram in green embroidery
and an emerald crest that was lost by
one of the Irish kings at the fight by
the Boyne water. Mrs. Gallaher said to
the bonnie:
..Ornriette!''
Y es, mydame."
.sTake the children to rowl their
shkateS an the new cimint sidewalk.
Don't be lettin' thin tark to any
odher children, or ye naden't come
back. Do ye moind?"
"Yes, madame. And the parents
were lef to themselves.
Mrs. Gallaher was silent for . few
moments, lost in sad and bitter mus
ingA Gallaher, understanding the sit
uation, was absorbed in the large prin,
of , newspaper, waiting for her to
speak. After some minutes she said
furtivelV. In hoarso whisper:
s.DinAisr'
.Woat?"
1.-The nagur woman has . pug darg.' =
Whats pug dargP"
..Ad dirty little haste wild . black
nose all jammed In an CLASH eyes"
AN what do 500 be doin' wild . pug
dargi"
..Ladin' it up an down all day long
in frint av the house to sphoite me. ,
She breathed savagely and her eye
snapped with suppressed anger.
Gallaher was aroused and angry too
..Kelly has . shmal buldarg ash chew
the head of n him. he said.
The Lady shook her head. ats moi
Frincht' have bulldargs."
There was silence, and each cas-
about for counter to this body blow
that the Millards had struck. Mrs
Gallager spoke first
s.Dinnis!"
.sWhatp"
..Paycocks Is NICE"
..What's payeocksp"
..It's . big burrud wild bnll's-eye feath
ers In It's tail Ye seed 'em in the park.
Like . painted turkeyp"
THAT same"
..Ahal''
The next day Gallaher purchase,
the finest peacock that money ooul'
buy.
The peacock arrived the next evening
on dray. The huge coop was takel
into the laundry-room, in the basemen
and the family gathered for . privat
view on the eve Of the public display
When the coop door was opened j
stepped out, took one, two, and the
three suspicious steps, cranin9 it
purple neck and looking about. IN
family stared, but said nothing
Neither did the peacock.
HAS it songY asked the servan
girl, breaking tho silenoe.
Faith, it's no dickey burrud." sal
Mrs. Gallaher, contemptuously.
I'VE orter feed it, !" said Dennis Ga
laher, Jr., age II. ''What does it ca
map"
..Oh. thin things ates chaneywar
and rocks and chingle nails" said hi
mother. airily. She was fashionabl
familiar with thegastric weaknesses Q
Ill fashionable pets.
Dinnis. Junior. trsid Il with broksl